I always preach about the importance of wearing a bike helmet to avoid head injury, and here is yet another example out of the UK. Helmets work, and on young kids they are especially important since kids are more likely to wreck their bike than an older, more skilled rider. Make it a rule in […]
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As a brain injury lawyer, I often wonder about the best ways for me to contribute my support in the early stages of being retained by the client or their family member. At that early stage, the primary goal of the client is to recover, and the legal tasks are voluminous and time consuming. In
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Studies consistently show that over half of brain injured persons suffer from chronic depression. Cognitive and physical deficits are common results of brain injury, and those deficits cause loss of self-esteem, inability to enjoy life, and inability to effectively relate to others. Depression also impacts the individual’s ability to recover from the brain injury, or
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I read with great interest a recent article describing some of the issues that can come about when a seemingly minor head injury turns deadly. This issue really became a focus of national attention after actress Natasha Richardson suffered a skiing accident on a beginner slope and died, leading the media to adopt the phrase
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I was hanging out at the pool this weekend, enjoying my Father’s Day outing with my six year old son, I watched him playing with his friends on a raft in the pool, and became concerned when they were too near the edge of the pool with a bunch of kids at once on the
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The federal government has promised a nationwide crackdown on nursing home abuses with the worst nursing homes being targeted for repeat surprise inspections, instead of the annual surveys conducted under the current system. Furthermore, federal officials pledge they will impose tough sanctions on violators, including fines and a ban on new admissions under the Medicare
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Pamela Lipscomb, of the Charlotte Examiner, suggests families and caregivers of persons needing long-term care remember these simple, common-sense tips: Be Present As Much As Possible; Be Vigilant; Develop Relationships with the Staff; Have a Regular Visitation Schedule; Participate. Multiple studies have shown that abuse is far less likely to occur when family members and
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The claimant suffered a compensable back claim on June 5, 2003. The claimant then suffered an aggravation of his initial injury while working for a different employer on January 23, 2006. The Industrial Commission held that because expert medical testimony could not adequately attribute a certain percentage of the claimant’s disability to each employer, both
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We have all heard the statistics of the vast amount of productivity that is lost each year due to illness and injury. As productivity goes, so do profits and then the overall welfare of a business. This theme should sound overly familiar to many of us in today’s troubled economy. Many times illness or a
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Time limitations for filing workers compensation claims. The issue was whether claimaint’s right to seek treatment for her neck injuries was time barred since he had sought treatment for his low back and not his neck. The Court of Appeals decided that there was no authority offered for the proposition that previous compensation, as defined
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